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Originally Posted by RoyGardner
Unless the lineman are in very tight splits (virtually shoulder to shoulder) the TE is not in the "box". In some cases with wide splits even the tackle may not be in the box.
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So you're saying that with wide splits, the tackle will be four yards away from the ball? That's got to be a formation wide enough for half the defense to run through.
An offensive lineman in a three point stance is not going to occupy more than a yard in width. Even with a foot between linemen, there's no reason that part of the TE's body won't be in the FBZ. And if part of his body is in the FBZ, then he's in the FBZ.
Next year, I would suggest that during pregame, you put the ball on a yard line, and half the O line lineup facing the sideline. I've got $10 that says the TE will be in the FBZ in a "normal" formation. I say that because I've done it and know.